Nestled in the mountains of the Pichincha province of Ecuador, Pastor Segundo Santacruz leads a large church that meets in a very small building. “Amor a la Vida” (Love for Life), as the congregation is called, reaches out to the Quechua community around them in a variety of creative ways. They provide food for their…
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Friendly Competition in Oklahoma Multiplies the Impact of Operation Christmas Child Around the World
Oklahoma youngsters Ava and Sam hold a friendly competition each year to see who can pack the most Operation Christmas Child gift-filled shoeboxes. But, win or lose, their real goal is the same—to see kids all over the world come to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Ava and Sam love to pack…
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Espectáculo de Luces Navideñas apoya a Operation Christmas Child
Doug Chester and his family in Granite Falls, North Carolina, bring Christmas joy to their community each year through a festive light show on their property. When people started to give money to help with the display, Doug decided that he wanted the donations to go to Operation Christmas Child. So, he created a cheerful,…
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Children’s Heart Project Provides Lifesaving Operations
Through Children’s Heart Project, Samaritan’s Purse arranges surgery for children with congenital heart defects who live in countries such as Uganda, Mongolia, and Bolivia, where the required medical expertise and equipment for this type of surgery are not available. Since 1997, more than 1,400 boys and girls have received lifesaving operations through our project. Partner…
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5 Ideas creativas para empacar cajas de regalos
Shoebox season is here! As you pray about how your shoebox can bring great joy and the Good News of Jesus Christ to boys and girls in need, take a moment to check out our short list of innovative packing ideas. If you implement one or more of these suggestions and choose quality gifts, then…
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Military Families Continue to Give Back
When Marine Staff Sergeant Curtis Fowler walked on his own for the first time in two years his family praised God for a healing that once seemed impossible. Curtis had been unable to walk normally after something went wrong during a procedure to repair a decade-old back injury suffered in Iraq. Curtis went into the…
Motorcyclists Support Veterans at 10th Annual Warrior Ride
The 10th annual High Country Warrior Ride, held May 15, raised significant financial support for Operation Heal Our Patriots, the Samaritan’s Purse ministry to military couples with a spouse wounded in combat operations after 9/11. “We want these warriors to know that God loves them. And that’s the message that Samaritan’s Purse is all about.…
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Strengthening Military Marriages
Give × Operation Heal Our Patriots Operation Heal Our Patriots - 013960 $ Give ⋮ Menu × See Past Seasons Facebook Twitter email Strengthening Military Marriages Our 10th summer season of Operation Heal Our Patriots began Memorial Day weekend as we welcomed the first planeloads of wounded veterans and their spouses to Samaritan Lodge Alaska.…
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Press Release Giving Multiplied as Families Provide School Supplies for Children Around the World
Giving Multiplied as Families Provide School Supplies for Children Around the World BOONE, N.C.—Local families are preparing for the school year with back-to-school sales and adding more items to their lists for children in need around the world. Shoebox packers are using this time to purchase gifts and essential items to fill Operation Christmas Child…
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Programa Operation Heal Our Patriots motiva soldados heridos y sus parejas
Varalin never anticipated that the impact of her husband’s wartime brain injuries could be so devastating—that expressing any kind of emotion would become nearly impossible for him. “After 13 years of marriage, he still struggles to tell me how he’s feeling,” Varalin said. “He has to choose every day to feign emotion. He doesn’t laugh…
